Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02
THIRTY-FIyE YEARS AGO
I'm THB sOH0oL-BoKDATs or SEM
ATOR GRAY.


and kindly loaned 70 dAzETIE 4 JouRsAL q
loohiiy in,erestlnB roiulno, nfang Wy Iocoru
OF tne NeW oastie tnstitute ,i ror Inc hsst sax
years oI lts existenoe. HLefe nau pre-
ylously peen what was very appropriately
caiiou common sonool iot wy poss y. Tue
toWn. supporteo. moss pIopaply, Wnoily
out ol ,ne commons lunn TINS schooi
Was neio IA tne oio atsonAl. tsele tne testy
fippln ,assispeu ~ hlohH -ieSsso young eierk
Wnose Irone nsne Yves oana, nealu -. .ns peys
fseite "a periunctory mhoner'sna s wleiaea
tne ruler IN manner not " periunetory
until OLD age and iaiiing vision forced bis
retireinent from sne peosSok&ic N saair. ~, ae
was suecSeueu auout Aossp, w psi,iel si
raIla u Inns oity Wno, aiLer presiuipB .S ~
u year or tWo, hpaicaseu ~ axyoE ssN Y, n, ~.
. neau,. tne lasI peAonsr " NeW o'stio
prM1niltse mn s., sSnIo,. T. a., .,a.. a.,s -
ING a,sena. 'ea, Mas M ~ 'nVso unys al'ss Tno,
stolioo puiloing VIII saSa ssl'sa
Epvi, Latner q tie railMy nv @
s.yle ~ arc1llecturs' Ano assoxaol .ip cvin-
pL,sou .a.es naln " - G y. r
ssnse looin ~ .ng NV
neaVy Woouen pnhaLs, Wnlcn. ~, lookea x hho, ~,
~ nnu nnuss nAoiy @ hau poens oL. isoM nv nv
ts "a ~ ,s,,,, ,,,s..s ssS ai,.sS q.
~ " tn9 o. ah i soo au nS IA ~ s.
s po.. ioi' ~ ~ Mn.cn WEI stosou ~ oiu .e. so
SaIa atu ~ s xss - v, 49,. ,,s.s
peiow ~ Ino , rSoi, on Lns Maraet a. sssees lrons,
~ aao,os ~ mheI WEE ,,o oan ".
Il g.-l- Al f-t-----a- mi, !.
nv Iae "A. 1no .,po' ~ e.i sIl
pus s ntSuen .S .roa my paSseiDy " she pSIon
n. .S ~ ~ inu ,,,'. souo, ~,
w Lwhso WIs1n Wnqa tno aIsonl mas n1nnlolniou,
~ Ins ~ ~
seg.y VIII s,u 9slol ~ ~.
80 was dul,o 81 ~, H., ~ .uo y, 1se1
~ ~ lno sypooi o uaye " suo poye " ioyi, wa.n
snu, pat.1 s syeso ~ ,tim nJ ao,tatin,, a.
Sone ss,e uay nolnns sou.se fe9iIlon ~ M9i1.,il ~
~ ~oennluons, Wnen Aiezander ~. M w migsln.s M..s
appehroo oho husu5 uay ~ Wy Hoaouen .,t'i.Is
vnan ~ snpheoss pIo ,nav ~ bsd s,ndded 'S Tha
UPON me sup3eotS eney nao is Esuuieu' ane
D0ys knew not Wnence MI. Wlggins came'
w Mno ~ was, or VIVA tn9 proceeuins Ioan. ,
Ino ~ ~ e MI
Partah,nB souieWnht ol tne nalure VI noli,
gay. Ihe next morning mr.. Beam resumed
.ne soep're m mnu tno oiu Iou.lne Was .s.en ss'a
up agn: Ine exam,nhtion ~ III Was one oi s Ins
proparl.ory steps ~ tne reorHalniz1ition. . huu
lnprovenehL oi me euucauonai systenl,
unuor Wnicn lne eihei1ncy ol tne schooi
WIZ wv. Vastly incseaseu; tne consequent au.
ulioiin m v1st VI Iunhing tne sonooi WIS hiet
py u slhhii tuitlon ice LOT eaeh scnoiar'
thpe,ng from oO eenss 70 ~ per quar9I.
| 90 tm,on " way o. inttouuctlon 70 fln. .
SiPhI MlBBihs report OF tne ofRatiilzation oi
the neW senooi' Wnlon WAS ns iolloWs'
NEW NJ. VAsTls ,sra iNsdLTuTE, NY DELAWARE, n fep-
rWiIy ,miIy 9ul, looz-!o hoh' James 1osol.a,
WShIM OonIsr, AnoreD Y. cray, Etafau
JegeTson ana heuaam ifooatson, Esqs., COM
MEM. raanaotf,,il,, ,nrasa,,t .ha toIiou,ino
ra,,ort ~ ,ha ~ .e NJ, %,,,i
/ report oI the organization OF lhe NeWOh
ana,a ansIante ana its progress during the mon'h
ehuing january 3lst, 1907;
At the opening OF the school 80 applicants
presentea themselves ior ADMISSION, VINO,
thraa aIaases onanrd1u wet5 ,bai. r,.s,,.t,,o
onaI1anatton, "oooiu'ns " 'noi' foopeot''o
lIs,,s,ohS; Ea,,rtaas ,,,,,s .o .a,,..n, O. o,.,s
,ui,a paP'o VIZ ~, i ~ S,'ine s.s
n, mnu passou ~
o,,d osithrasS s,, ao"u'hs' s'soostapnS'k ktniii"isi
"nS M,s,i,,sn1l ,',',.,,, 49,. N
ne.oen pupais WeIn t..a hulnlsIeu 70 eil'ss ~
~ snhns sio n isI,e seian'noo a, ,..n VIII
n,o,naa nO ou'oe's upon "h''h 'h'y "ero oA-
"'u.neu' usas
| n y-soson puIiis Wolo auuli,.ou 70 oiisss ,,ts
y, mno weao iouuu ~, 70 nayo .naue pue ht.Ie
M .urslicoont M,sIt ~ .lio sihpiest ruuiniehts oi
"H TSi. lsnsi,sn s5.'isa Suash'on. a.. ,,,
,ona.,a,ad ,,,,.sI' "a .n9 apPito'ss VIE WE
s,i'l eonuue.eu ts panuy n MLiThs lhu pi,rIy
oraly, lno Lssui. VI whlon Is presented ioI
yous ~, lnsPoo.ion . an u'puinr iof'i anheA9u
" i,ls Iepolt. IT, ., a.. ..
Suesiions were Ptepareu IN geogrhPhy,
s'i sldinir ~ anu alathneti1 1nu answers ~,
qu.rou qus N WIhne, Mnlcn pelhg e2Ahilnso ls'
WIZ molo ~. rHeu aoSs9lulas " lner.. anu lio
| atolatso sonoIatshiR VI olcn chhuiuhto was
mus ueierniheu. Inc written answers OF
s sns appns'snsss .as nave Dean hiso NJ ths scnoai
| ior Lutuhy teioIohoS. 90
| since tne examination ~ pupils nave
ueen aunttteu W tne lnstitute, nhkinB the
toesl nunoef now IN attennahce n ioo ,clhsse9
" ronoWs: a. 10 pupils; D. 20 puphs' ana
Y, % pupus.
| Al. nePlpiis oi ciass are instructeo IN or
snosraphy, aennihg, reaaing, Writng,
s10sIupny hnu aflthmettc,
| Inc Pupiis OF GLASS % hre instructed IN Or
T9,aP tTnog9I,aPny, aenning, reaal1g, geograpny,
Enghsn granmar, comPosiuon, arlthmetlc,
aisvosy VI ING oniteu States' pehmanshipi
arAWlng ana VOCAL music
| tno pupiis ot eiass a are instructeu IN
etymoioBy, 8eograpny, Engnsh grammar,
Ieading, eiocuIion, arlthEetic, algebra, MIS-
toIy, conp0sltioh. penmanshlp,, drawing,
natural phllosophy, chemistry, physiology,
LAIN ana vocal music.
lnstrucuon IN natural philosophy and
Ihe pupils OF CLASS are required to take
notes OF the same and rectteN weekly, with
the aid OF tnelr text-books, upon the SUBJ
leets presented. V-A4tt
Much dincnlfy Is experienced from the
want OF suitable apparatus to illustrate the
lectures and would therefore respectfully
suggest that an appropriation be made for
the purchase OF philosophical and chemical
apparatus Tor the use OF the institution.
books used IN the school, the pupils have
been furnished with reading books and
arithmeties; each book being duly labeled
and numbered and charged to the pupil to
| whom 1t is lent.
In consequence OF the unequal division
OF the classes in point OF numbers, Ihave so
arranged the order OF exercises as TO be
able TO devote n portion of my time each
day to the instruction OF the lower classes.